NYSE:WEA - Western Asset Premier Bond Fund Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Western Asset Premier Bond Fund Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $13.77 -0.46 (-3.23 %) (As of 02/27/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$13.63Now: $13.77▼$14.1550-Day Range$14.23MA: $14.70▼$14.8252-Week Range$12.49Now: $13.77▼$14.89Volume171,613 shsAverage Volume31,062 shsMarket CapitalizationN/AP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield0.06%BetaN/A ProfileAdvanced ChartDividendFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email Western Asset Premier Bond Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Western Asset Management Company. The fund is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company Limited, Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd., and Western Asset Management Company Ltd. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in investment grade bonds, including corporate bonds, U.S. government and agency securities, and mortgage related securities. It seeks to maintain an average duration of around two to three years with an average credit quality of BBB. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index and the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index. Western Asset Premier Bond Fund was formed on March 28, 2002 and is domiciled in the United States. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Asset Management Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinancial Services Current SymbolNYSE:WEA Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK1163792 Webhttp://www.leggmason.com/ Phone626-844-9400Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current RatioN/A Quick RatioN/APrice-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual SalesN/A Price / SalesN/A Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book ValueN/A Price / BookN/AProfitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous EmployeesN/A Outstanding SharesN/AMarket CapN/A Next Earnings DateN/A OptionableNot Optionable Receive WEA News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for WEA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. WEA Rates by TradingView Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (NYSE:WEA) Frequently Asked Questions What is Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's stock symbol? Western Asset Premier Bond Fund trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WEA." How often does Western Asset Premier Bond Fund pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Western Asset Premier Bond Fund? Western Asset Premier Bond Fund declared a monthly dividend on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, May 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.066 per share on Monday, June 1st. This represents a $0.79 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.75%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 20th. View Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's Dividend History. Has Western Asset Premier Bond Fund been receiving favorable news coverage? News headlines about WEA stock have trended somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Western Asset Premier Bond Fund earned a daily sentiment score of -1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the investment management company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Western Asset Premier Bond Fund. Who are some of Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Western Asset Premier Bond Fund include 1ST TR ENERGY I/SH (FIF), 3i Group (TGOPF), Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund (IAF), Ackermans & van Haaren (ACKB), Advent Claymore Convertible Sec & Inc Fd (AVK), Allianzgi Diversified Incm and Cnvrtb Fd (ACV), AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income FD (NIE), Alpine Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Alternative Invest Ordinary Units FP (AIQ), Amedeo Resources (AMED), Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund (AFT), Azimut (AZIHF), Bankinter (BKT), Barings Global Short Duratin Hgh Yld Fnd (BGH) and BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK). What other stocks do shareholders of Western Asset Premier Bond Fund own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Western Asset Premier Bond Fund investors own include AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Blackstone Group (BX), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), Southern (SO), Suncor Energy (SU), Rent-A-Center (RCII), Resources Connection (RECN), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and Franklin Resources (BEN). Who are Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's key executives? Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's management team includes the folowing people: Mr. Kenneth Donald Fuller, Chief Exec. Officer, Pres and Trustee (Age 61)Mr. Richard F. Sennett, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer (Age 49)Mr. Todd F. Kuehl, Chief Compliance Officer (Age 50)Mr. Paul Jablansky, Co-Head of Mortgage Investments Team and Portfolio Mang.Ms. Susan Kerr, Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer (Age 70) Who are Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's major shareholders? Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include ProVise Management Group LLC (0.00%), Guggenheim Capital LLC (0.00%), Stifel Financial Corp (0.00%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.00%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.00%) and UBS Group AG (0.00%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Western Asset Premier Bond Fund. Which major investors are selling Western Asset Premier Bond Fund stock? WEA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of America Corp DE and UBS Group AG. View Insider Buying and Selling for Western Asset Premier Bond Fund. Which major investors are buying Western Asset Premier Bond Fund stock? WEA stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Guggenheim Capital LLC, ProVise Management Group LLC, Shaker Financial Services LLC, Advisor Group Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc., Stifel Financial Corp and FNY Investment Advisers LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Western Asset Premier Bond Fund. How do I buy shares of Western Asset Premier Bond Fund? Shares of WEA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab. What is Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's stock price today? One share of WEA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $13.77. What is Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's official website? The official website for Western Asset Premier Bond Fund is http://www.leggmason.com/. How can I contact Western Asset Premier Bond Fund? Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's mailing address is 385 E Colorado Blvd, PASADENA, CA 91101-1923, United States. The investment management company can be reached via phone at 626-844-9400. MarketBeat Community Rating for Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (NYSE WEA)Community Ranking: 2.7 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 112 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 97 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 209MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Western Asset Premier Bond Fund and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe WEA will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe WEA will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. This page was last updated on 2/27/2020 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: What does RSI mean?
